The P117.7-million Sheriff’s Trust Fund (STF) in the National Capital Region (Metro Manila) has not been used since its inception in 2004 apparently because of red tape.

In its 2012 Audit Report on the Supreme Court, the Commission on Audit (COA) disclosed this week that court sheriffs who are supposed to be recipients of the P117.7-million STF do not avail of such benefit because of the tons of paperwork and complicated processes required to get their share from the fund.

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